The Dwarfs

Alfrigg	Galar
Alviss	Grerr
Andvare	Hreidmar
Austri	Lit
Berling	Lyngheid
Brokkr	Vestri
Dain	Nabbi
Dvalin	Nordi
Eitri	Otr
Fafnir	Sundri
Fjalar	Regin

The dwarfs are small and misshapen creatures made from the maggots in the giants Ymir dead body. They lived under the ground in the world of Nidavellir, the home of the Dwarfs.
The dwarfs were natural good at crafting and loved treasures and rare metals.

Alfrigg:

Alfrigg was one of the four dwarfs who made the Brisingamen for the goddess Freya; the other three were Berling, Dvalin, and Grerr.

	Alviss:
		Alviss “All Wise” he was a dwarf, and a master smith. He was famous for his wisdom. Thor's daughter “Trud” was promised to Alviss, but Thor did not want Alviss to be married with his daughter. So he made a plan to stop Alviss from doing so. Thor told Alviss that because he was so little he had to prove that he was wise, Alviss agreed. Thor made so many tests, that they lasted to the sun had risen. Because Alviss was a dwarf, he was petrified when he was exposed to the sunlight, Trud remained unmarried.

Andvare:

Andvare was a craftsman and was a very wealthy dwarf. He was robbed by Loki, and lost everything he owned. Among his belonging was also a cursed ring, Andvarenaut.

Andvarenaut

The ring Andvarenaut was cursed, but had the same abilities as Draupnir Odin’s ring. Every ninth day eight new rings would drop out of Andvarenaut. The eight new rings were of equal quality as Andvarenaut. The ring would always cast a great curse on the owner, and bring misery, bad luck, and make the owner unhappy.

Austri: East

Austri was one of the four dwarfs named after the cardinal compass directions. The others are Vestri “West”, Nordi “North”, and Sudri “South”. Austri and the three other dwarfs was sent out into each corner of the world, holding up the four corners of the sky.

Berling:

He was one of the four dwarfs who made the Brisingamen for the goddess Freya. The other three were Alfrigg, Dvalin, and Grerr.

Brokkr:

His name Brokkr, means “the one who works with metal fragments” or “blacksmith” Brokkr was a dwarf, and an incredible good craftsman. Brokkr had a brother by the name Eitri.
The two brothers Brokkr and Eitri crafted Gungnir, Draupnir and Mjölnir.

Dain:

He was a dwarf that with his brother Nabbi, made the magical boar named Hildisvini.
Dain also made a sword, this sword “Dainsleif” was cursed. Once drawn, it must kill a man before it could be returned to the sheath. A blow from this magical sword never failed to kill or cause a wound that never healed.

Dvalin:

He was one of the four dwarfs who made the Brisingamen for the goddess Freya. The other three were Alfrigg, Berling, and Grerr.

Eitri:

Eitri was a dwarf who helped create three of the precious objects of the gods. In a competition, the trickster god Loki bet the dwarf Brokkr and Eitri, that they could not make anything as fine as the gifts, as another group of dwarfs had already made for the gods, a golden headpiece, a ship, and a spear. Eitri and his brother Brokkr, then crafted a boear with golden bristles “Gullinbursti”, a gold ring “Draupnir”, and Thor's hammer “Mjölnir”. Experts working in the later part of the 20th century agree that earlier scholars had mistakenly applied the name Sindri to the brother of Brokkr.

Fafnir:

Fafnir was the son of the dwarf king Hreidmar.

Fafnir had two brothers Otr and Regin.

Fafnir was a dwarf he had a powerful right arm and a brave soul. He was the guard of his father’s house. The house was made from gleaming gold and blinking gems. Fafnir was the strongest and most aggressive of the three brothers.

One upon a time, Odin, Loki and Honir were Traveling when they came across Otr, who had the likeness of an Otter during the day. Loki killed the Otter “Otr” with a stone and the three Aesir skinned their catch. The gods came to Hreidmar’s home that evening and were pleased to show off the otter’s skin. Hreidmar and his remaining two sons then captured the gods and held them prisoner while Loki was forced to collect the ransom, which was to stuff the otter’s skin with gold and cover its outside with red gold. Loki carried out the task by collecting the cursed gold of Andvari's gift as well as the ring, Andvarinaut, and the gold which were told to Loki as items that would bring death to whoever owned them. Fafnir then killed his father Hreidmar to get all the gold for himself. He became very crazy, so he went into the wilderness to keep his fortune, eventually turning into a dragon “symbol of greed” to guard his treasure. Fafnir also breathed poison into the land around him so no one would ever go near him and his huge treasure, bringing terror in the hearts of the people. The brother of Fafnir, planned to get avenge so that he could get the treasure. So Regin sent his foster son Sigurd to kill the dragon. Regin taught Sigurd to dig a pit in which he could lie in wait under the trail Fafnir used to get to a stream and there plunge his sword “Gram”, into the heart of Fafnir as crawls over to the pit of water. Regin then ran away in fear, leaving Sigurd to the task. While digging the trench, Odin came along in form of an old man with a long beard, advising Sigurd to dig more trenches for the blood of Fafnir to run into, so that Sigurd does not drown in the blood. The earth quaked and the ground nearby shook as Fafnir crawled into the water. Fafnir also blew poison into his path as it made his way to the stream. Sigurd, undaunted, stabbed Fafnir in the left shoulder as he crawled over the ditch he was lying in and succeeded in mortally injuring the dragon. As the great dragon lies there dying, he speaks to Sigurd and asks him what his name is, what his father’s and mother’s names are, and who sent him to kill such a terrifying dragon. Fafnir figures out that his own brother, Regin, planned the dragon’s death, and tells Sigurd that he is pleased that Regin will also cause Sigurd’s death. Sigurd tells Fafnir that he will go back to the dragon’s lair and take all his treasure. Fafnir warns Sigurd that all who own the gold will be destined to die, but Sigurd replies that all men must one day die, and it is the ambition of many men to be wealthy until that dying day, so he will take the gold without fear. Regin then went back to Sigurd after Fafnir was slain. Corrupted by greed, Regin plotted to kill Sigurd. After Sigurd had cooked Fafnir’s heart for him to eat and take all the treasure for himself. Sigurd had tasted the blood of Fafnir, while cooking the heart and gained knowledge of the language of birds. And learned of Regin’s impending attack from the Oðinnic ”of Odin” birds discussion and killed Regin by cutting off his head with the sword “Gram” Sigurd then ate some of Fafnir’s heart and kept the remainder, which would later be given to Gudrun after their marriage.

Fjalar:

He was a dwarf. He had a brother named Galar. Fjalar and his brother killed the Kvasir to get his wisdom, and turned his blood into the mead of poetry, which inspired poets.

The first one:

Fjalar and Galar murdered a giant named Gilling, along with his wife. Their son, Suttung, searched for his parents and threatened the two brothers, who offered him the magical mead. Suttun took it and hid it in the center of a mountain, with his daughter, Gunnlod, was standing guard.

Odin eventually chose to get the mead. He worked for Baugi, Suttung's brother, a farmer for an full summer, then asked for a little sip of the mead. Baugi bored into the mountain but Odin shifted into a snake and slid inside. Just inside, Gunnlod was guarding but he swayed her to give him three sips. Odin continued to drink all the mead, shift into an eagle and hardly escaped.

Galar:

He was a dwarf. He had a brother named Fjalar. Galar and his brother killed the Kvasir to get his wisdom, and turned his blood into the mead of poetry, which inspired poets.

Grerr:

He was one of the four dwarfs, who made the Brisingamen for the goddess Frya. The three others were Alfrigg, Berling, and Dvalin.

Hreidmar:

Hreidmar was a master magician, Hreidmar had three sons Regin, Fafnir and Otr, and two daughters Lofnheid and Lyndheid. Hreidmar owned a house of glittering gold and flashing gems built by Regin and guarded by Fafnir. After Otr was accidentally killed by Loki, the Asir repaid Hreidmar with the cursed ring Andvarinaut, plus the gold made by the ring. Fafnir and Regin killed their father for the cursed ring Andvarinaut. Fafnir decided that he wanted the ring for himself, so he turned into a dragon and drove Regin away.

Lit:

He was a dwarf that suddenly appeared at Balder’s funeral, and got in the way of the god Thor. Thor was as always hot tempered and kicked Lit, into the flames of the funeral ship.
Lit hereby gained immortality in Norse mythology, by being burned to ashes along with Balder and his wife Nanna.

Lyngheid:

Lynheid was the daughter of Hreidmar, she had a sister named Lofnheid and three brothers, Fafnir, Reid, and Otr.

Vestri: West

Vestri was one of the four dwarfs named after the cardinal compass directions. The others are Austri “East”, Nordi “North”, and Sudri “South”. Vestri and the three other dwarfs were sent out into each corner of the world, holding up the four corners of the sky.

Nabbi:

Nabbi was a dwarf, but not much is known about him.

Nordi: North

Nordi was one of the four dwarfs named after the cardinal compass directions. The others are Austri “East”, Vestri “West”, and Sudri “South”. Nordi and the three other dwarfs were sent out into each corner of the world, holding up the four corners of the sky.

Otr:

Otr was the son of Hreidmar, Otr had two brothers Regin and Fafnir. Otr was a shape shifter and usually took the form of an otter. He was killed by Loki, because he thought he were a real otter. Hreidmar demanded to get enough gold to cover the dead otter’s pelt and fill its insides.

Sundri: South

Sundri was one of the four dwarfs named after the cardinal compass directions. The others are Austri “East”, “West”, Nordi “North”. Sundri and the three other dwarfs were sent out into each corner of the world, holding up the four corners of the sky.

Regin:

Regin was the son of Hreidmar.

Regin had two brothers, Otr and Fafnir.

Regin had a foster son named Sigurd.

While his brother Fafnir was cursed by the ring Andvarenaut, and turned himself into a dragon.
Regin worked as a blacksmith for the Danish royal court. Regin was equally affected by the curse as Fafnir was, and got Sigurd to go and kill Fafnir. And Regin then planned to kill Sigurd afterwards, but the birds warned Sigurd, what Regin was about to do and killed Regin first.